Tidings of Joy

Another pattern from Bella Crochet that I fell in LOVE with. 
I just love holiday stuff.  If I had the time and the funds and the space, I would decorate for every single holiday!  I love them all.
I really love the way these wreaths turn out.  They work up so beautifully!

The Old Stand By

This is the baby blanket that I've worked up dozens of times.  And when I say dozens, I mean that literally!  I tend to get bored with a pattern if I make it too many times.  I've tried different ones to "shake it up a little"  But, this one always works up so beautifully.  So, I keep coming back to this pattern time and time again.  I've done just about any color combination you can imagine ... almost.  I've done white with white ribbon, blue with blue, pink with pink, yellow with yellow, purple with purple, white with pink ribbon, white with blue ribbon, white with yellow ribbon and white with chocolate brown ribbon.  I'm thinking I should try some whimsical colors next time.  Maybe a bright orange with polka-dot ribbon.  Or a white one with a funky ribbon.  :)

I just couldn't get the lighting to cooperate with me.  But, maybe you can get the idea!

Harvest Moon Wreath

I fell in love with this pattern from BellaCrochet about a month ago.  After going back and forth on it I finally decided to purchase the pattern and try it out!  It worked up really quickly and easily. 
The "hard" part was blocking and gluing.  I just love it!

Harvest Crinoline Lady

I have recently fallen in love with Crinoline Ladies. They are so elegant and hold such a connection to "days gone by". The name Crinoline Ladies comes from the petticoats worn by ladies to hold their dresses in shape. Wikipedia says: "Crinoline was originally a stiff fabric with a weft of horse-hair and a warp of cotton or linen thread. The fabric first appeared around 1830, but by 1850 the word had come to mean a stiffened petticoat or rigid skirt-shaped structure of steel designed to support the skirts of a woman’s dress into the required shape. In form and function it is very similar to the earlier farthingale." I'm pretty certain I wouldn't want to wear those things, but they make for beautiful intricate doily's.
These are suitable for framing or displaying on a table or dresser. This one is "Harvest". And I'm certain as soon as she's blocked and stiffened, I'll be adding her to my etsy shop for sale!
These beautiful ladies work up really quickly. I can make one in a day if I don't have any major interruptions.

Another new pattern

I'm still trying to find a new pattern for a baby blanket that I like as well as the first one that I've made dozens of. This one turned out really pretty, but, I still like the first one better. I might have to just go back to that old standby. I've got one more pattern I'm going to try. It won't be for anybody in particular. I'm setting up an online store at etsy.com to try and sell some of these projects that consume so much of my time and money. I figure if I'm going to spend money on the supplies to keep my hands busy, I should try to sell them. You'd be amazed at how much some of the blankets are going for on that site! So, I thought I'd give it a try...

This one is a gift for a baby due in September.

Key Fobs

These are "key fobs". I don't know why they are called that - but they are. I call them key chains.

Whatever they are ... these are some I made with some hardware and ribbon.

I sewed these by hand.

I think maybe I'll try the sewing machine next time.

Baby Dress Take 2

So, I tried the baby dress pattern a second time.

It turned out way better in a different color and I used different flower details.

This one turned out really cute, I think.
The flowers are crocheted with thread.

The dress is knitted with a soft, sweet yarn.